Shirt



(No Model.)

T. J. HOLMES.

SHIRT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

THOMAS J. HOLMES, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,270, dated December 11, 1888.

Application filed January 20, 1888. Serial No. 261,416. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, THOMAS J. HOLMES, of Sioux City, in the county of \Voodbury and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Shirt, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in shirts wherein the body is of one material say of woolen while the collar-band, bosom, and cuffs, are of another, as of linen or cotton; and the invention consists of the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my new and improved shirt, showing the bosom open and one side thrown back. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailedperspective view of one of the sleeves and cuffs; and Fig. 3 is a detailed plan view of one of the shoulders of the shirt.

The body A of the shirt is, by preference, made of woolen cloth, and is of the usual construction, except that the yokes B thereof are cut to project above or beyond the bosom-fly C, forming the offsets a, where they join the yoke, as shown, so as to set the collar-band D at the back above the upper edges of the flies U, so that the front of the collar-band will fit closely to the neck of the wearer. The edge a, therefore, of the yoke at the back of the neck stands higher than the upper edges, Z) Z), of the bosom flies (1. To this edge a is stitched the collarband D, to which the collar E may be permanently secured, if desired, or a separate detachable collar may be used with the band. The band D is stitched to the edge a of the yoke only in the center of the said band, the ends thereof being stitched to the upper edges, 2, of the bosom-pieces E, which edges are slightly curved to fit the front of the neck of the wearer. A square portion, 6', is formed at the upper corner of each bosom-piece E, which is stitched to the offset a of the yoke B, so that the yoke and upper edges of the bosom-pieces are made to act as one piece to fit the neck.

The bosom-pieces E are each attached to the body A only at the side edges, (not at the top or bottom,) so that in starching and ironing the said bosom-pieces may be swung to one side of the flies (J and body A, thus greatly facilitating the laundering and obviating all danger of starching the woolen portion of the shirt. bosom E are provided with the narrow strips f, of strong material,which stripsare stitched to the body A, so that the bosom-pieces proper may be completely ironed without folds or wrinkles. pieces is formed wit-l1 a laterally-projecting tab, F, provided with a button, g, to enter a button-hole, g, in the opposite bosom-piece to hold the bosom closed, as will be understood from Fig. 1.

The outer edges of the The lower end of one of the bosom- The sleeves H are of woolen goods, the same as the body A, and are provided with cuffs J, of linen or cotton, which are attached to the sleeves above the wristbands 71 by a narrow strip, 777, of strong material, which permits the cuffs to be turned back and starched and ironed without starching the wristband and without wrinkling the cuffs. 75

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- As an improved article of manufacture, a

shirt having a body, A, of woolen, formed with the front flies C C, and the yoke B, formed with offsets o at the sides of the neck, the back edge, a, of the neck portion of the yoke projecting above the upper edge, Z) Z), of the flies C, in combination with the bosom-piece E and collar D, of linen, the latter stitched to the said upwardly-projecting edge a of the yoke at the back of the neck and stitched at its ends to the upper edges, Z) Z), of the bosompieces E, the said bosom-pieces being stitched to the body of the shirt, substantially as described.

THOMAS J. HOLMES.

Vi tnesses:

H. A. WEST, EDGAR TATE. 

